imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
very young; little; childish; immature
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
tension; mental strain; nervousness
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
initial investigation (by police)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
grasp; catch; understanding
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
settlement; solution; resolution
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand